Shirley From, 95

Shirley A. From, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Iowa City after a brief illness. Shirley was born on June 19, 1917 in Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Irma McDowell.

In 1941 Shirley met Alfred From; they were married in 1942 and settled in West Des Moines. In addition to raising her son she worked for 31 years as a secretary in the tax division with the Internal Revenue Service until her retirement in 1976. During her retirement Shirley took great pleasure taking tickets at the Val Air Ballroom during special occasion dances. She also enjoyed ballroom dancing and loved singing with the Sweet Adelines. In 2007 Shirley left West Des Moines and moved to Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City to be closer to her family.

Shirley will be greatly missed by family including her son, Dr. Robert From (Louise From) of Iowa City; her grandchildren, Dr. Aaron From (Dr. Deana Hoganson) of Des Moines, Ryan From of Iowa City and Alex From of West Des Moines; her great-grandchildren, Lillian and Gwenyth From ; her sister-in-law, Grace McDowell of Hampton; her nieces, Marcia Morlan (Dennis Morlan) of Jefferson and Rebecca From Siepel of Earlham; and her nephews Bruce McDowell, Allen McDowell, Mark McDowell (Connie) of Hampton and Dr. Joel From (Shayla From) of West Des Moines. Shirley was preceded in death by her husband in 1973; her parents; her sister, Marjorie Beth McDowell Siegman; her brother, Bob McDowell; and her sister-in-law, Charlotte From and brother-in-law, Dr. Paul From.

The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff of the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and to Oaknoll Retirement Residence for the exceptional care they gave our mother over the years.

Services will be held at McLarens Resthaven Chapel, 801 - 19th Street in West Des Moines on Saturday, February 9th. Visitation will be held from 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. with the funeral to follow at 1:00 p.m. Memorial donations can be sent in her name to the family.

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Shirley From, 95

Shirley A. From, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Iowa City after a brief illness. Shirley was born on June 19, 1917 in Hampton, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Irma